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Guy Bush
Guy Terrell Bush (The Mississippi Mudcat)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 23, 1901 in Aberdeen, MS (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1923
Final Game: May 26, 1945
Died: July 2, 1985 in Shannon, MS
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1923 21 CHC NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
1924 22 CHC NL 2 5 .286 4.02 16 8 4 4 0 0 80.2 91 51 36 7 24 36 2 0 2 349 97 1.426 10.2 0.8 2.7 4.0 1.50
1925 23 CHC NL 6 13 .316 4.30 42 15 17 5 0 4 182.0 213 102 87 15 52 76 3 0 1 790 100 1.456 10.5 0.7 2.6 3.8 1.46
1926 24 CHC NL 13 9 .591 2.86 35 16 13 7 2 2 157.1 149 58 50 3 42 32 3 0 1 641 135 1.214 8.5 0.2 2.4 1.8 0.76
1927 25 CHC NL 10 10 .500 3.03 36 22 10 9 1 2 193.1 177 76 65 3 79 62 6 1 2 813 128 1.324 8.2 0.1 3.7 2.9 0.78
1928 26 CHC NL 15 6 .714 3.83 42 24 7 9 2 2 204.1 229 104 87 10 86 61 5 0 1 897 101 1.542 10.1 0.4 3.8 2.7 0.71
1929 27 CHC NL 18 7 .720 3.66 50 29 15 18 2 8 270.2 277 135 110 16 107 82 4 0 7 1176 126 1.419 9.2 0.5 3.6 2.7 0.77 MVP-10
1930 28 CHC NL 15 10 .600 6.20 46 25 7 11 0 3 225.0 291 174 155 22 86 75 2 0 12 1031 79 1.676 11.6 0.9 3.4 3.0 0.87
1931 29 CHC NL 16 8 .667 4.49 39 24 9 14 1 2 180.1 190 104 90 9 66 54 2 0 6 790 86 1.420 9.5 0.4 3.3 2.7 0.82
1932 30 CHC NL 19 11 .633 3.21 40 30 7 15 1 0 238.2 262 106 85 13 70 73 7 0 5 1032 117 1.391 9.9 0.5 2.6 2.8 1.04 MVP-23
1933 31 CHC NL 20 12 .625 2.75 41 32 8 20 4 2 259.0 261 98 79 9 68 84 1 0 6 1101 119 1.270 9.1 0.3 2.4 2.9 1.24 MVP-12
1934 32 CHC NL 18 10 .643 3.83 40 27 10 15 1 2 209.1 213 96 89 15 54 75 1 0 1 882 102 1.275 9.2 0.6 2.3 3.2 1.39
1935 33 PIT NL 11 11 .500 4.32 41 25 9 8 1 2 204.1 237 115 98 16 40 42 5 1 3 889 95 1.356 10.4 0.7 1.8 1.8 1.05
1936 34 TOT NL 5 8 .385 4.10 31 11 14 5 0 2 125.0 147 66 57 5 31 38 0 0 4 536 95 1.424 10.6 0.4 2.2 2.7 1.23
1936 34 PIT NL 1 3 .250 5.97 16 0 11 0 0 2 34.2 49 28 23 3 11 10 0 0 1 161 68 1.731 12.7 0.8 2.9 2.6 0.91
1936 34 BSN NL 4 5 .444 3.39 15 11 3 5 0 0 90.1 98 38 34 2 20 28 0 0 3 375 114 1.306 9.8 0.2 2.0 2.8 1.40
1937 35 BSN NL 8 15 .348 3.54 32 20 7 11 1 1 180.2 201 77 71 8 48 56 0 0 0 774 102 1.378 10.0 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.17
1938 36 STL NL 0 1 .000 4.50 6 0 3 0 0 1 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 24 87 1.500 9.0 1.5 4.5 1.5 0.33
1945 43 CIN NL 0 0 8.31 4 0 4 0 0 1 4.1 5 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 21 45 1.846 10.4 0.0 6.2 2.1 0.33
17 Seasons 176 136 .564 3.86 542 308 145 151 16 34 2722.0 2950 1369 1166 152 859 850 41 2 51 11750 104 1.399 9.8 0.5 2.8 2.8 0.99
162 Game Avg. 14 11 .564 3.86 43 25 12 12 1 3 218 236 110 93 12 69 68 3 0 4 940 104 1.399 9.8 0.5 2.8 2.8 0.99
W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
CHC (12 yrs) 152 101 .601 3.81 428 252 108 127 14 27 2201.2 2354 1104 933 122 734 712 36 1 44 9506 105 1.403 9.6 0.5 3.0 2.9 0.97
PIT (2 yrs) 12 14 .462 4.56 57 25 20 8 1 4 239.0 286 143 121 19 51 52 5 1 4 1050 90 1.410 10.8 0.7 1.9 2.0 1.02
BSN (2 yrs) 12 20 .375 3.49 47 31 10 16 1 1 271.0 299 115 105 10 68 84 0 0 3 1149 106 1.354 9.9 0.3 2.3 2.8 1.24
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.50 6 0 3 0 0 1 6.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 24 87 1.500 9.0 1.5 4.5 1.5 0.33
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 8.31 4 0 4 0 0 1 4.1 5 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 21 45 1.846 10.4 0.0 6.2 2.1 0.33

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1929 27 CHC NL WS L PHA 1 0 1.000 0.82 2 1 1 1 0 0 11.0 12 3 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 49 1.273 9.8 0.0 1.6 3.3 2.00
1932 30 CHC NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 14.29 2 2 0 0 0 0 5.2 5 9 9 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 31 1.941 7.9 1.6 9.5 3.2 0.33
2 Seasons (2 Series) 1 1 .500 5.40 4 3 1 1 0 0 16.2 17 12 10 1 8 0 6 1 0 1 80 1.500 9.2 0.5 4.3 3.2 0.75
2 WS 1 1 .500 5.40 4 3 1 1 0 0 16.2 17 12 10 1 8 0 6 1 0 1 80 1.500 9.2 0.5 4.3 3.2 0.75

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1923 21 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1924 22 CHC NL 16 27 26 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 .154 .185 .192 .377 1 5 0 0 1
1925 23 CHC NL 42 62 57 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .193 .220 .193 .413 6 11 0 3 1
1926 24 CHC NL 35 52 48 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 1 7 .167 .184 .167 .350 -6 8 0 3 1
1927 25 CHC NL 36 71 65 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 10 .123 .136 .138 .275 -26 9 0 5 1
1928 26 CHC NL 42 79 73 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 18 .082 .107 .082 .189 -50 6 0 4 1
1929 27 CHC NL 50 104 91 5 15 0 0 0 3 1 3 19 .165 .191 .165 .356 -11 15 0 10 1 MVP-10
1930 28 CHC NL 46 87 78 7 22 0 1 0 7 0 6 19 .282 .333 .308 .641 56 24 0 3 1
1931 29 CHC NL 39 67 57 6 7 1 0 0 9 0 5 11 .123 .194 .140 .334 -10 8 0 5 1
1932 30 CHC NL 40 94 84 6 15 2 1 0 1 0 4 12 .179 .216 .226 .442 20 19 0 6 1 MVP-23
1933 31 CHC NL 41 101 88 4 11 4 0 0 3 0 8 16 .125 .198 .170 .368 6 15 3 0 5 1 MVP-12
1934 32 CHC NL 41 78 70 4 16 1 0 0 10 2 2 13 .229 .250 .243 .493 34 17 4 0 6 1
1935 33 PIT NL 41 75 63 6 8 1 0 0 2 0 8 7 .127 .236 .143 .379 3 9 1 1 3 1
1936 34 TOT NL 31 43 34 5 6 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 .176 .243 .176 .420 17 6 1 0 6 1
1936 34 PIT NL 16 9 9 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 78 3 0 0 0 1
1936 34 BSN NL 15 34 25 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .120 .214 .120 .334 -6 3 1 0 6 1
1937 35 BSN NL 33 60 54 4 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 16 .111 .172 .130 .302 -14 7 1 0 2 1
1938 36 STL NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1945 43 CIN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
17 Seasons 544 1000 888 57 143 12 2 0 52 3 0 50 162 .161 .207 .179 .386 3 159 10 1 61 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 298 264 17 43 4 1 0 15 1 15 48 .161 .207 .179 .386 3 47 0 18
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
CHC (12 yrs) 429 822 737 42 123 10 2 0 44 3 0 35 135 .167 .205 .186 .391 3 137 7 0 50 0 0
PIT (2 yrs) 57 84 72 7 11 1 0 0 5 0 8 7 .153 .247 .167 .414 12 12 1 1 3
BSN (2 yrs) 48 94 79 8 9 1 0 0 3 0 7 20 .114 .186 .127 .313 -11 10 2 0 8
STL (1 yr) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1929 27 CHC NL WS PHA L 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0
1932 30 CHC NL WS NYY L 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 4 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1923 CHC NL 21 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.30
1924 CHC NL 22 P 16 11 1 9 1 1 .909 0.63 .964 1.42
1925 CHC NL 23 P 42 67 2 61 4 3 .940 1.50 .958 1.35
1926 CHC NL 24 P 35 45 4 39 2 1 .956 1.23 .958 1.39
1927 CHC NL 25 P 36 51 9 41 1 4 .980 1.39 .957 1.29
1928 CHC NL 26 P 42 53 5 46 2 2 .962 1.21 .966 1.27
1929 CHC NL 27 P 50 71 10 60 1 6 .986 1.40 .963 1.23 MVP-10
1930 CHC NL 28 P 46 68 21 46 1 3 .985 1.46 .963 1.10
1931 CHC NL 29 P 39 69 10 55 4 7 .942 1.67 .959 1.20
1932 CHC NL 30 P 40 75 22 50 3 1 .960 1.80 .957 1.21 MVP-23
1933 CHC NL 31 P 41 91 18 72 1 2 .989 2.20 .963 1.28 MVP-12
1934 CHC NL 32 P 40 60 13 46 1 3 .983 1.48 .958 1.12
1935 PIT NL 33 P 41 50 9 41 0 2 1.000 1.22 .958 1.18
1936 TOT NL 34 P 31 38 6 32 0 2 1.000 1.23 .947 1.16
1936 PIT NL 34 P 16 12 1 11 0 1 1.000 0.75 .950 1.16
1936 BSN NL 34 P 15 26 5 21 0 1 1.000 1.73 .946 1.16
1937 BSN NL 35 P 32 53 8 45 0 1 1.000 1.66 .957 1.20
1938 STL NL 36 P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.13
1945 CIN NL 43 P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.05
17 Seasons P 542 802 138 643 21 38 .974 1.44 .959 1.23
17 Seasons TOT 542 802 138 643 21 38 .974 1.44 .933 1.23
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1929-NL-10-20%
1932-NL-23-1%
1933-NL-12-14%
0.35 Career Shares (537th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1926 NL--2.860--4th
1927 NL--3.026--6th
1929 NL--3.658--7th
1932 NL--3.205--9th
1933 NL--2.745--9th

Wins s c a p y
1929 NL--18--4th
1931 NL--16--9th
1932 NL--19--3rd
1933 NL--20--2nd
1934 NL--18--7th
Career--176--161st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1926 NL--.591--8th
1928 NL--.714--2nd
1929 NL--.720--2nd
1931 NL--.667--3rd
1932 NL--.633--4th
1933 NL--.625--5th
1934 NL--.643--8th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1926 NL--1.214--7th
1934 NL--1.276--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1926 NL--8.523--5th
1927 NL--8.240--4th
1929 NL--9.211--5th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 NL--1.762--9th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 NL--3.758--4th

Games Played s c a p y
1925 NL--42--2nd
1928 NL--42--4th
1929 NL--50--1st
1930 NL--46--3rd
1931 NL--39--4th
1932 NL--40--9th
1933 NL--41--9th

Saves s c a p y
1925 NL--4--1st
1926 NL--2--9th
1929 NL--8--1st
1930 NL--3--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1929 NL--270.7--3rd
1932 NL--238.7--9th
1933 NL--259.0--7th
Career--2722.0--180th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1925 NL--76--10th
1929 NL--82--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1929 NL--29--10th
1933 NL--32--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
1929 NL--18--8th
1933 NL--20--8th
Career--151--225th

Shutouts s c a p y
1926 NL--2--10th
1928 NL--2--7th
1929 NL--2--7th
1933 NL--4--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1925 NL--15--8th
1930 NL--22--5th
1934 NL--15--8th
1935 NL--16--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1927 NL--79--7th
1928 NL--86--8th
1929 NL--107--2nd
1930 NL--86--6th
1932 NL--70--6th
Career--859--178th

Hits s c a p y
1929 NL--277--6th
1930 NL--291--5th
1932 NL--262--7th
1933 NL--261--7th
Career--2950--134th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1925 NL--1.462--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1926 NL--.172--5th
1927 NL--.140--4th
1933 NL--.313--9th

Losses s c a p y
1937 NL--15--5th
Career--136--219th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1929 NL--110--9th
1930 NL--155--1st
Career--1166--138th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1929 NL--7--2nd
1930 NL--12--1st
1931 NL--6--4th
1932 NL--5--7th
1933 NL--6--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1927 NL--6--7th
1932 NL--7--2nd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1929 NL--1176--2nd
1932 NL--1032--10th
1933 NL--1101--8th
Career--11750--139th

Games Finished s c a p y
1925 NL--17--3rd
1926 NL--13--10th
1929 NL--15--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1926 NL--135--3rd
1927 NL--128--6th
1929 NL--126--8th
1933 NL--119--6th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1923 NL--0--1st
1938 NL--0--1st
1945 NL--0--1st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1923 NL--0--1st
1938 NL--0--1st
1945 NL--0--1st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1923 NL--0--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1938 NL--0--1st
1945 NL--0--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1945 NL--born 1901-08-23--3rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 7 (326), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 115 (171), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 51 (250), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 17 (388), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

November 22, 1934: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Babe Herman and Jim Weaver to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Larry French and Freddie Lindstrom.

July 20, 1936: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 23, 1936: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Bees.

February 5, 1938: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Boston Bees.

May 7, 1938: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Before 1945 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

June 2, 1945: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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